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Here’s the advisory from Metro: Construction to restrict daytime access to the Patsaouras Transit Plaza and East Portal parking structure of Union Station on Saturday, Feb. 23. Plaza bus stops will be temporarily relocated nearby. Board FlyAway at Amtrak bus bay; Megabus on Alameda St. in front of Union Station [continue reading]

With major projects coming online such as the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor, the Regional Connector and the Westside Subway Extension, plus some 25 highway projects in construction phases, prime contractors and small business owners lost no time in making preparations for contracting opportunities at a unique mixer Wednesday. Twenty-five prime contractors [continue reading]

Photos by Luis Inzunza Federal, state, local and railroad officials today launched the start of constuction of a four-lane roadway underpass with a double-track railroad bridge to replace a congested railroad crossing on Baldwin Avenue in the City of El Monte. The grade separation at Baldwin Avenue is a project [continue reading]

More than 100 community members interested in construction careers attended the “Construction 101” workshop put on by Metro, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) and other community partners at Inglewood City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 29. The workshops put eager residents on the career path by covering the [continue reading]

Metro once again offered plenty of service to both the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl game on New Year’s Day. Ridership was pretty typical and Metro was able to clear lines at the Memorial Park station in Old Pasadena within an hour of the parade ending. Post-game crowds [continue reading]

UPDATE 2 p.m.: Patsaouras Transit Plaza and the underground parking structure at the East Portal entrance to Union Station have reopened following a helicopter operation to lift equipment to the high-rise rooftop of Metro Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The transit plaza and surrounding streets were closed for safety precautions [continue reading]

In this latest edition of Metro Motion, transit expansion is transforming the car capital of the world. Ride along on the brand new Metro ExpressLanes on the 110 Harbor Freeway and check out the digs at the new El Monte Station. Next, take the Metro Red Line to old Hollywood [continue reading]

Here’s the advisory from Metro: Construction to restrict daytime access to the Patsaouras Transit Plaza and East Portal parking structure of Union Station on Saturday, Dec. 29. Plaza bus stops will be temporarily relocated nearby. Board Flyaway at Amtrak bus bay; Megabus on Alameda St. in front of Union Station [continue reading]

@metroLAalerts 5:04 a.m. METRO RED LINE FINAL UPDATE: Signal repairs completed ahead of schedule; trains resume normal operations to all stations. No further delays. Previously: Here is the announcement issued by Metro Rail operations: Passengers riding the Metro Red Line from the San Fernando Valley into Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles [continue reading]

Here’s the latest from Metro’s government relations staff — and not exactly a surprise considering the narrow losses at the polls of transportation sales tax ballot measures in Los Angeles and Alameda Counties. Both received more than 66 percent ‘yes’ votes but lost by less than one-half of a percentage [continue reading]